The 2018 World Cup is underway and the teams have finalised where they’ll be staying during the duration of the tournament.
While a few teams have named training centres of some of Russia’s premier football clubs as their base, some have even reserved top luxurious resorts in the country.
Find out where the top teams are staying, below!
ARGENTINA
Bronnitsy Training Centre, Moscow Region
Lionel Messi and co are based in the town of Bronnitsy, on the banks of the Moskva River and Lake Belskoye 40 kms southeast of Moscow.
BRAZIL
Swissotel Resort Sochi Camellia, Sochi
Tite’s squad is based in Kurortny Prospekt, and their hotel has a lot of greenery – shrubs, trees, with the sea and beach on the opposite side. The Neymar-led side will be training at the Yug Sport training centre on the bank of River Bzugu.
ENGLAND
Forrest Mix Sport & Relax, Leningrad Region
Gareth Southgate’s side is staying in the resort community of Repino, on the coast of the Finnish Gulf, 40 kms from downtown Saint Petersburg. They will be training in Zelenogorsk, three kilometres from Repino, in a sports complex built as a replacement to the old Spartak Stadium.
FRANCE
Hilton Garden Inn New Riga, Moscow Region
Didier Deschamps’ squad are staying in a hotel which is a 30-minute drive northwest of Moscow. They’ve been training at the Glebovets Stadium. Although they trained at the Kazan Arena on Friday.
GERMANY
Vatutinki Health Complex, New Moscow
The defending champions are staying at Vatutinki, a health complex on the bank of the Desna River 16 km southwest of Moscow. Joachim Loew’s squad are currently training at the CSKA Moscow base.
SPAIN
FC Krasnodar Academy
The 2010 winners have their base at FC Krasnodar. The Academy has two indoor pitches with artificial grass, twelve standard pitches with natural grass, and another three outdoor pitches with synthetic covering.